I had my rear pads changed at 55k didn't do rotors will do them next time tho.. I am at 75k now and my idrive says I have 10k left on the front however, it sounds as the left front pad is squeaking.. I hear there is a brake light that comes on that is more accurate than the idrive mileage left. Should I just wait till that kicks on?

I had my rear pads changed at 55k didn't do rotors will do them next time tho.. I am at 75k now and my idrive says I have 10k left on the front however, it sounds as the left front pad is squeaking.. I hear there is a brake light that comes on that is more accurate than the idrive mileage left. Should I just wait till that kicks on?

nothing is more accurate then looking at it.

the silver part is the pad life, the black part is the backing. the wire is the sensor.

A lot of people do that when they DIY brakes and want to save money by not replacing sensors, it gets rid of the warning.

Yeah I suppose the sensors are somewhat pointless.. You have the metal strip or whatever they put in there that squeaks bad when they get low anyway... My pads started squeaking about 800 miles before the sensor was going to come on anyway.

A lot of people do that when they DIY brakes and want to save money by not replacing sensors, it gets rid of the warning.

Yeah I suppose the sensors are somewhat pointless.. You have the metal strip or whatever they put in there that squeaks bad when they get low anyway... My pads started squeaking about 800 miles before the sensor was going to come on anyway.

I occasionally have the tires off so I check the pads at that time. I got annoyed last time when my sensors tripped before the pads really needed changed. I don't want to see that message on my I-Drive for several thousand miles unnecessarily.